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On Nutrition, It’s Defense That Wins for Dairy

February 3, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

While advocating for dairy farmers is always rewarding work, some of its most frustrating, but necessary, challenges come when, instead of working to push policy forward to improve dairy farmers’ lives and businesses, we at [Read More …]

NMPF applauds additional Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program payments

January 26, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) commended Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and leading congressional dairy advocates for providing $100 million in additional, targeted payments under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program that will aid medium-sized [Read More …]

Falling prices, rising opportunities on tap for 2023

January 12, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Exports are on track to increase, and demand will likely be resilient as dairy remains must-have for buyers Record milk prices seen in 2022 likely won’t repeat themselves, as production increases and consumers grapple with [Read More …]

Falling prices, rising opportunities on tap

January 11, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Record milk prices seen in 2022 likely won’t repeat themselves, as production increases and consumers grapple with an economic slowdown, according to members of the NMPF and U.S. Dairy Export Council’s joint economics unit, in [Read More …]

No DMC payments again for November

January 10, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The November DMC margin was $10.89/cwt, eighteen cents higher than the October margin, as costs fell faster than prices. The U.S. average all-milk price dropped $0.30/cwt in November from a month earlier to $25.60/cwt, while [Read More …]

WOTUS Rule Disappoints Dairy and NMPF Calls for Action

January 6, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Yet another iteration of federal rulemaking guiding regulation of Waters of the U.S., released Dec. 30, drew criticism from NMPF and numerous agricultural groups for adding unnecessary confusion for farmers. “NMPF is disappointed that once [Read More …]

U.S. Holding Canada Accountable for USMCA Violations

January 6, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

After a steady – and loud – drumbeat of NMPF and USDEC insistence that Canada must honor its dairy obligations in the U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced Dec. 20 that [Read More …]

Recap of DMI’s Presentation at the 2022 Joint Annual Meeting

January 6, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

DMI presents at the 2022 Joint Annual Meeting, including the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, the National Milk Producers Federation, and United Dairy Industry Association from October 2022.

2023 Promises Policy Progress

January 5, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

A Washington truism is that the period that occurs after an election cycle is complete, but the next one hasn’t yet overtaken everyone’s attention, is when policy gets done. That makes it important for this [Read More …]

NMPF statement on new WOTUS rule

January 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

“NMPF is disappointed that once again dairy farmers, who every day strive to be leaders in environmental stewardship, may need to live under a WOTUS rule that is cumbersome, unclear and overly complicated. Because the [Read More …]

Scholarships give back to dairy, NMPF’s Ayache says

December 23, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program supports dairy research — and the industry as a whole — by assisting students who do cutting-edge scholarship, and then stay within the sector, said Nicole Ayache, National Milk [Read More …]

U.S. dairy salutes USTR’s pursuit of Canadian USMCA compliance

December 23, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Actions aim to ensure that Canada fully complies with its USMCA obligations The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) commend the U.S. Trade Representative’s announcement that it is filing a new [Read More …]

NMPF scholarship supports dairy’s future

December 13, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Holiday giving season is under way, and NMPF’s National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program is a worthy beneficiary for anyone who cares about a better industry future, explains Nicole Ayache, who leads the program at NMPF, [Read More …]

Farmers in New Zealand seethe over proposed tax for the emissions of their livestock

December 7, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

In New Zealand, the government wants farmers to pay a tax for the emissions of their livestock, in what has become known as the ‘fart tax’. This mainly concerns the harmful greenhouse gas methane released [Read More …]

Bipartisanship Advances Dairy as New Congressional Landscape Forms

December 7, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

With Congress’s “lame-duck” session underway and last month’s elections almost fully settled, it’s clear how quickly political fortunes can turn and conventional wisdom can be upended. The Congress that’s seated next month will have a Democratic-led [Read More …]

No DMC Payments For October As Prices Rise

December 6, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The U.S. average all-milk price rose $1.50/cwt in October from a month earlier, boosting the month’s DMC margin well above the $9.50/cwt maximum coverage level needed to trigger program payments, after two months of payouts. [Read More …]

IDF World Dairy Summit a U.S. dairy opportunity

November 30, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

The global conference returns to the United States for the first time in three decades The International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit brings unique opportunities for U.S. dairy as the host nation for the [Read More …]

NMPF, IDFA seek to fix WIC proposal that would decrease access to dairy’s nutrients

November 25, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Groups release statement in response to USDA’s proposed changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Representing dairy farmers, cooperatives, and processors, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the [Read More …]

Happy Thanksgiving! There’s plenty of butter

November 25, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Los Angeles Chargers and Dairy Council of California join forces in support of healthier students The Los Angeles Chargers and Dairy Council of California continued their rich histories of supporting local communities on November 15th [Read More …]

Happy Thanksgiving! There’s plenty of butter

November 23, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

First, the bad news (for consumers): Heading into the holiday baking season, butter prices are, indeed at an all-time high. That’s for a few reasons. The biggest one is simple demand. Americans love butter, with [Read More …]

NMPF urges lawmakers to support domestic infant formula production

November 22, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

In a letter to lawmakers, the National Milk Producers Federation urged support for domestic infant formula production as the production shortfalls that stripped store shelves of necessary infant formula have eased. Given the improving situation, [Read More …]

NMPF urges sped-up FDA approval of climate friendly feed additives

November 21, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use existing legal authority to modernize its regulations allowing for faster approval of animal-feed additives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, submitting comments to the agency [Read More …]

Prairie Farms success at NMPF Cheese and Yogurt Contest

November 14, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

18 total ribbons awarded including four category sweeps, best cottage cheese The annual National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Cheese and Yogurt Contest just concluded. Prairie Farms was unstoppable with sweeps in the Swiss Cheese, 2% [Read More …]

NMPF: Consider risk management tools as USDA announces DMC signup

November 11, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF also reminds producers that USDA is developing a separate milk loss program, as provided for in legislation enacted last year With rising costs eroding dairy margins despite high farm milk prices, the National Milk Producers Federation [Read More …]

Embracing Change Brings Dairy’s Bright Future

November 8, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

This year is finally starting to feel like the new normal has arrived. The masks are fewer, offices are more full, consumers have returned to restaurants, and kids are back in schools. But in reality, [Read More …]

Prairie Farms Clinches Big Wins at NMPF Cheese and Yogurt Contest

November 7, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

18 Total Ribbons Awarded Including Four Category Sweeps and Best Cottage Cheese! The annual National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Cheese and Yogurt Contest just concluded. Prairie Farms was unstoppable with sweeps in the Swiss Cheese, [Read More …]

Chairman Mooney highlights dairy’s strengths

November 1, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF Chairman Randy Mooney, a dairy farmer outside Rogersville, MO, said the spirit of collaboration and facing challenges head on, embodied in the cooperative model, will give dairy strength in the years to come. He [Read More …]

Live, from the Dairy Bar, it’s NMPF!

October 28, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF Senior Vice President of Communications Alan Bjerga gives an impromptu tour of the Dairy Bar and the Joint Annual Meeting in Denver. From delicious products to critical information, the Dairy Bar has it [Read More …]

NMPF unanimously endorses Marketing Order modernization plan in annual meeting

October 28, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

Recommendations were developed on federal milk pricing after more than 100 meetings that have taken place over the past year National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) leadership unanimously endorsed a proposal to modernize the Federal Milk [Read More …]

NMPF announces cheese, yogurt contest award winners

October 28, 2022 Sarah S News Team 0

NMPF has announced its winners for this year’s co-op cheese contest. Yogurt was included for the first time this year. Congratulations to the winners! 2022 NMPF Cheese and Yogurt Contest results final

On Nutrition, It’s Defense That Wins for Dairy

NMPF applauds additional Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program payments

Falling prices, rising opportunities on tap for 2023

Falling prices, rising opportunities on tap

No DMC payments again for November

WOTUS Rule Disappoints Dairy and NMPF Calls for Action

U.S. Holding Canada Accountable for USMCA Violations

Recap of DMI’s Presentation at the 2022 Joint Annual Meeting

2023 Promises Policy Progress

NMPF statement on new WOTUS rule

Scholarships give back to dairy, NMPF’s Ayache says

U.S. dairy salutes USTR’s pursuit of Canadian USMCA compliance

NMPF scholarship supports dairy’s future

Farmers in New Zealand seethe over proposed tax for the emissions of their livestock

Bipartisanship Advances Dairy as New Congressional Landscape Forms

No DMC Payments For October As Prices Rise

IDF World Dairy Summit a U.S. dairy opportunity

NMPF, IDFA seek to fix WIC proposal that would decrease access to dairy’s nutrients

Happy Thanksgiving! There’s plenty of butter

Happy Thanksgiving! There’s plenty of butter

NMPF urges lawmakers to support domestic infant formula production

NMPF urges sped-up FDA approval of climate friendly feed additives

Prairie Farms success at NMPF Cheese and Yogurt Contest

Embracing Change Brings Dairy’s Bright Future

Prairie Farms Clinches Big Wins at NMPF Cheese and Yogurt Contest

Chairman Mooney highlights dairy’s strengths

Live, from the Dairy Bar, it’s NMPF!

NMPF unanimously endorses Marketing Order modernization plan in annual meeting

NMPF announces cheese, yogurt contest award winners

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